Ann Lagges, Ph.D.

Ann M. Lagges, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical of Psyhology in Clinical Psychiatry
Personal Statement	My clinical and teaching focus includes the broad areas of child and pediatric psychology, but particular areas of emphasis include obesity and mood disorders. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, I am participating in research endeavors related to pediatric obesity through the Pediatric Overweight Education and Research program (POWER). My work in the area of mood disorders includes an Evidence Based Treatment clinic that serves as a training clinic for our psychiatry residents and fellows and psychology interns while providing high-quality care to families.
Education	Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Graduate School: Ohio University Internship: Indiana University School of Medicine Board Certifications/Certifications: Red Cross Certification in Disaster Mental Health
Current Academic Interests	Teaching: Assistant director of psychology internship, involved in teaching psychiatry residents, fellows, pediatric residents, and psychology interns Clinical: Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders, Pediatric obesity Research: Pediatric obesity, psychotherapy for mood disorders.
Recent Publications	Scott, E.L., Lagges, A.M., LaClave, L. (2008) Disorders Occurring in Childhood in The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis: Theory Research and Practice Eds. Nash, M. & Barnier, A.. Oxford University Press. Meighen, K.G., Hines, L.A., Lagges, A.M. (2007). Risperidone treatment of preschool children with thermal burns and acute stress disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 17(2), 223-232. Scott, E.L. & Lagges, A.M. (2006) Childhood: Normal Development and Psychopathology in A Clinical Guide to Men's Mental Health Eds. Marc Potenza & Jon Grant. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.